Sectional spring cover



March 30 J. N. SCULLYiET I SECTIONAL SPRING covER' Filed Nov. 27,- 192::

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1,578,553 v J. N. SCULLY ET AL SECTIONAL SPRING COVER Filed Nov. 27, 192:: '2 sheets-sheet 2' TI 11 MW I Patented Mar. 30., 1926.

UNITED [STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES N. SCUIJLY AND CABLISI E A. LINCOLN, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSTGNQRS TO THE HOUDAILLE COMPANY, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF DEL- AWARE.

snc'rronar. SPRING covnnf Application filed November 27, 1923, Serial No.*677',22Q.

To all whomz't may concern Be it known that we, JAMES N. SGULLY and CARLIsLn A. LINCOLN, citizens of the United States, residing at Bufialo, in the county of Erie and-State of New York, and Buffalo, in the county of Erie-and State of New York, respectively, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sectional Spring Covers; and we do hereby declare' the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to devices for covering or enveloping vehicle springs, more particularly described as springcasings or covers. i

The object of the present invention s to improve and redesign spring covers in a manner to improve the appearance and fit of the cover when applied to a spring and in addition to form a better closure for the lubricant and permit the' employment of a.

novel features of construction, combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed, the advantages of which will be obvious to those skilled in the art from the following description.

In the accompanying drawings illustrat-' ing-the preferred form of the invention Fig. 1 represents a top plan view of the improved spring cover applied to one-half of a vehicle spring; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the cover shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the cover shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a a detail illustrating a perspective view of one of the closure platesadapted to-join the sec- :tions of the cover adjacent the spring clip; Fig. 5 is a detail illustrating a section of a portion of the cover adjacent the spring clip illustrating the manner in which the sections of the cover are joined by the closure plate; and Fig. 6 is a cross section of the cover throughthe spring clip.

The cover comprised in the present invention is formed of a series of sections which are indicated at 10, 12 and 14, these sections conforming enerally to the shape and d1 mensions oftlrat portion of the spring which they enclose, the sections extending between the clips which serve to bind the several leaves of the spring together and forming in conjunction with the closure plates a substantially continuous casingfrom the central portion ofthe spring outwardly to the end. Each of the sections is wrapped about the spring and secured in placeby a lacing cord 16 which passes through lacing hooks 18 secured to opposite edges of the casing. The various sections of flexible material are united at the areas adjacent the spring cli s to form a substantially continuous'casing by closure members or plates having the gen-* eral form indicated at 20 in Fig. 4. Each of these closure members comprises a relatively flat top portion 22 provided with depend ng wing portions 24 to cause the closure -to extend across the top and down the sides of the spring. The closure is intended to be mounted beneath aspring clip of usual form which consists of a U-shaped yoke member 26 of fiat stock having the upper ends joined by a clip bolt 28. The

closure is applied by removing the bolt from the. spring clip and inserting the closure with the depending wings extending down the sides of the spring inside of the legs ofthe yoke, the latter contacting with.v the depression or recessed portion 30 formed in the closure. Thereafterthe insertion of the.

clip bolt 28 which lies in the depression 30 formed in the top of the closurelocks the latter in position and clamps the opposite edges of the closure firmly to the adjacent indicated clearly in Fig. 3, to bind the ends of the casing. In order to augment the sealing effect atthe bottom of the spring, a

packing strip of felt or similar material indicated at 34 may be inserted between the bottom face of the spring-and the edge of the cover, as indicated clearly in Figs. 2 and 5. The outer ends ofthe two casin sections which'abut respectively the centra portion and the end ,of the vehicle spring may be provided with a packing stri of felt or similar material indicated generally at 40 and 42, these strips serving to revent leakage of lubricant lengthwise of t e spring.

sections throughout the area of the spring clips not only seals the sections but in ad-' dition' adds a further finish to the cover.

Furthermore the closure member may be made of sufiicient length to accommodate a considerable Variation in spring length and permit sections of the same length tobe employed where the length of the spring varies or the distance between the spring clips themselves or between the'clips and the ends of the spring varies.

The spring cover shown in the illustrated embodiment of the invention may be provided with any conventional device for inserting lubricant withinthe cover or may be employed merely as a protector for the spring and the lubricant applied to the spring either in the form of grease or a j heavy oil before the application of the cover. Furthermore the closure members or plates, so called, may be constructed of metal or non-metallic material, providing that the closure is sufficiently stilt and rigid to exert the necessary sealing efilect at the ends of the flexible sections and impart the desired finish and appearance to the cover.

While it is preferred-to employ thesp'e- .cific construction and arrangement of parts shown and described, it will be understood that this construction andarrangement is not essential except so far as specified in the claims and may be changed or modified without departing from the broader features of the invention.

The invention what is claimed is:

l. A spring cover comprising a casing of flexible material Wrapped'abont the body of a spring, and a' closure member partially surrounding the spring adjacent the clip and bearing upon the casing at opposite sides of the clip to substantially seal the latter in the region of the clip.

2. A. spring cover comprising a flexible casing wrapped about the body of the spring, and a closure plate interposed between the top and sides of the spring and.

(0 having been described,

I the spring clip and bearing upon the casing at opposite sides of the clip, the closure member being locked in place by the clip. A spring cover comprising a flexible casing wrappedabout the body of the, spring, a closure member having a depression therein for the reception of the spring 69 clip and clip bolt, theolosure member being interposed between the body of the spring and the clip and adapted to bear upon the casing'at opposite sides of the clip. 7 JAMES N. -SCULLY.'

CARLISLE A. LINCOLN. 

